AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,898	8	4,446	+ 16,452
HIV/AIDS	2	16,678	57	50	+ 16,628
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,318	40	296	+ 15,023
Malaria	4	11,256	82	0	+ 11,256
Birth Trauma	5	10,979	50	140	+ 10,839
Low Birth Weight	6	9,144	43	248	+ 8,896
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,561	29	1,245	+ 7,316
Tuberculosis	8	7,946	56	53	+ 7,893
Stroke	9	7,462	3	10,331	- 2,869
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,174	1	21,548	- 15,375
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,256	33	711	+ 3,545
Liver Disease	12	3,841	26	1,421	+ 2,420
Meningitis	13	3,750	60	37	+ 3,713
Malnutrition	14	3,498	51	117	+ 3,381
Violence	15	3,338	44	243	+ 3,094
Maternal Conditions	16	3,205	63	20	+ 3,184
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,764	7	4,471	- 1,707
Other Injuries	18	2,543	22	1,642	+ 901
Hypertension	19	2,383	23	1,631	+ 751
Kidney Disease	20	2,298	12	3,139	- 842
Leishmaniasis	21	2,119	81	0	+ 2,119
Tetanus	22	1,975	70	1	+ 1,974
Lung Disease	23	1,883	5	8,487	- 6,604
Pertussis	24	1,651	69	1	+ 1,650
Cervical Cancer	25	1,603	39	342	+ 1,261
Breast Cancer	26	1,463	10	3,405	- 1,942
War	27	1,294	65	8	+ 1,286
Asthma	28	1,237	36	455	+ 782
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,144	2	15,588	- 14,444
Drownings	30	982	47	177	+ 805
Oesophagus Cancer	31	917	25	1,494	- 576
Fires	32	913	55	55	+ 859
Suicide	33	896	11	3,150	- 2,253
Lymphomas	34	890	15	3,039	- 2,149
Prostate Cancer	35	862	9	3,766	- 2,905
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	758	6	6,209	- 5,451
Syphilis	37	740	67	3	+ 737
Liver Cancer	38	729	20	2,036	- 1,307
Measles	39	704	78	0	+ 704
Leukemia	40	661	18	2,126	- 1,465
Falls	41	568	14	3,116	- 2,548
Poisonings	42	546	61	35	+ 511
Oral Cancer	43	546	32	972	- 426
Stomach Cancer	44	508	27	1,288	- 780
Inflammatory/Heart	45	456	24	1,571	- 1,115
Endocrine Disorders	46	404	16	2,328	- 1,925
Ovary Cancer	47	396	31	1,003	- 606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	392	42	276	+ 116
Lung Cancers	49	346	4	8,769	- 8,423
Epilepsy	50	321	41	285	+ 37
Skin Cancers	51	268	17	2,319	- 2,051
Parkinson's Disease	52	263	19	2,036	- 1,774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	255	38	379	- 124
Pancreas Cancer	54	229	13	3,118	- 2,888
Skin Disease	55	205	34	594	- 389
Bladder Cancer	56	185	30	1,187	- 1,002
Hepatitis B	57	162	58	41	+ 121
Schistosomiasis	58	151	79	0	+ 151
Upper Respiratory	59	147	64	17	+ 130
Uterin Cancer	60	139	35	524	- 385
Appendicitis	61	137	62	26	+ 110
Alcohol	62	113	37	380	- 267
Drug Use	63	69	21	1,783	- 1,713
Encephalitis	64	68	68	3	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	34	45	229	- 195
Other Neoplasms	66	29	28	1,252	- 1,223
Diphtheria	67	25	71	0	+ 25
Ascariasis	68	24	75	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	69	23	48	173	- 150
Otitis Media	70	12	66	6	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	83	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	46	188	- 179
Chlamydia	73	4	77	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

South Sudan

Australia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.